Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Eastern Europe

Contraceptive use in Eastern Europe in 2005 — 68.4%.

2005 68.4%
World rank
Period maximum 68.4%2005
Period minimum 68.4%2005

Trend over time

2005–2005 · % of women aged 15–49

Change over the period: +0 pp
Contraceptive use — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2005 68.4

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union and use any method of contraception. The indicator explains fertility better than income or education taken separately: in most countries the fall in fertility followed the rise of this share rather than the other way around. All methods are counted, including traditional ones, so the value is higher than the share using modern means.

Important: Only women in a marriage or a union — unmarried women are not in the denominator, and in countries where marriage comes late this noticeably changes the picture. The data come from household surveys, and the years are intermittent.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.